Comments on: Not All Parents React the Same When Their Kids Come Out http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/28/49143 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Wed, 22 May 2013 00:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Secret Advocate http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/28/49143/comment-page-1#comment-154861 Secret Advocate Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:38:49 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49143#comment-154861 Respect for one's parents is a major tenet of Confucian philosophy and ethics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_piety Her statements may simply be a reflection of that concept. Respect for one’s parents is a major tenet of Confucian philosophy and ethics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_piety

Her statements may simply be a reflection of that concept.

]]> By: MCB http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/28/49143/comment-page-1#comment-154643 MCB Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:55:48 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49143#comment-154643 Which isn't to say it's not homophobia, just that homophobia is part of a larger framework of thought in East Asia summarized in the proverb "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." The endless need to conform to a single social norm *is* changing, but there's a big generational gap in that change. Which isn’t to say it’s not homophobia, just that homophobia is part of a larger framework of thought in East Asia summarized in the proverb “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” The endless need to conform to a single social norm *is* changing, but there’s a big generational gap in that change.

]]> By: MCB http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/28/49143/comment-page-1#comment-154025 MCB Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:05:43 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49143#comment-154025 Also in keeping with East Asian culture, her father may indeed genuinely be okay with her homosexuality but not with her unmarried status. The $65 million would then be an incentive to enter a sham marriage to save face for his family by being able to keep up the appearance of being normal. If she was a straight woman who'd sworn off marriage, he might be doing the same thing (though the "price" probably wouldn't be as high). Also in keeping with East Asian culture, her father may indeed genuinely be okay with her homosexuality but not with her unmarried status. The $65 million would then be an incentive to enter a sham marriage to save face for his family by being able to keep up the appearance of being normal. If she was a straight woman who’d sworn off marriage, he might be doing the same thing (though the “price” probably wouldn’t be as high).

]]> By: Steve http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/28/49143/comment-page-1#comment-153552 Steve Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:17:02 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49143#comment-153552 It seems that she is excessively polite because that's just Asian culture. They don't necessarily say what they really think in public. It's a frequent problem in business talks for example. It seems that she is excessively polite because that’s just Asian culture. They don’t necessarily say what they really think in public. It’s a frequent problem in business talks for example.

]]> By: JFE http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/28/49143/comment-page-1#comment-152927 JFE Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:07:20 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49143#comment-152927 Not all kids will react the same when their parents do crazy homophobic stuff*. Not all kids will react the same when their parents do crazy homophobic stuff*.

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